Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau

Reference number: 617776

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When ruraldevoncab.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01237 879140 is
  • Who else gives the postcode EX20 1AR
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Other names (2)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Citizens Advice TNMWD Trading name: A name it trades under now.
  • Torridge, North, Mid and West Devon CAB Former name: A name it was registered under before.

The firm, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment, must be:(i) required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income and any capital it expends for charitable or public purposes, and (ii) prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes); And the firm must not have any associate (other than a not-for profit debt advice body) which carries on debt adjusting or debt counselling or providing credit information services.)

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Debt Adjusting
  • Debt-counselling
  • Providing Credit Information Services

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company status
Active
Company type
Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
3 March 1998 (28 years old)
Registered office
Centenary House Peninsula Park, Rydon Lane, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7XE, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Activities of other membership organisations not elsewhere classified (SIC 94990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Jilly Collins Director Oct 1948 17 Sep 2020 6 other companies
Andrew Coxshall Director Feb 1968 4 Nov 2021 1 other company
William Jackson Director Jun 1953 4 Nov 2021 None
Martin John Stacey Director Sep 1964 16 Oct 2025 2 other companies
Suzanne Carol Ingman Director Jul 1957 16 Oct 2025 2 other companies

Other companies run by these 5 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
10
closed down
1
is FCA-registered
1

In the full report: all 10 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 5 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The one on the FCA register
  • The 1 company these 5 directors run together
  • All 80 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 March 2025Full accountsNot audited

Net assets

£285k

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Cash at bank

£280k

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Employees (average)

37

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Owed within a year

£0

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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 03520698. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

This firm’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2020

21 December 2020

  • Changed its registered name from "Torridge, North, Mid and West Devon CAB"

FCA register

2014

1 April 2014

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1998

3 March 1998

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 170 events

  • All 170 events in its history (5 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 161
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Connected firms

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with this firm. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

past link
1

In the full report: all 0 connected firms, named

  • 1 past link through former directors
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Similar firms

Other firms of the same type (debt advice or management), nearest first.

In the Exeter (EX) postcode area

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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 170 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?
Yes, Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617776) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2014 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01237 879140 and the website ruraldevoncab.org.uk for Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?
Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who runs Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau?
Companies House lists 5 directors of Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau: Jilly Collins, Andrew Coxshall, William Jackson, Martin John Stacey and Suzanne Carol Ingman.
How long has Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?
The company was formed on 3 March 1998, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.
What do Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 March 2025, show net assets of £285k (no earlier figure to compare) and cash at bank of £280k (no earlier figure to compare).
Does Torridge, North, Mid And West Devon Citizens Advice Bureau use any other names?
It trades as Citizens Advice TNMWD. It has previously used the name Torridge, North, Mid and West Devon CAB.

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